Abbas threatens to quit talks after PM promises to renew building
A senior Palestinian official reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to leave direct peace talks if building is resumed in West Bank settlements. According to the official, who asked to remain anonymous, Abbas made these statements a short time after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the latter's residence in Jerusalem.
The official clarified that Abbas voiced the threat after Netanyahu said that he will renew construction in the West Bank when once the expiration on the 10-month building freeze runs out. (AFP)
